Publications by authors named "Victor Hernandez-Gonzalez"

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  • Honey possesses various health benefits due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties, which depend on the botanical source and composition of different honey types.
  • In a study involving 73 honeys (50 blossom and 23 honeydew), it was found that honeydew honeys generally had higher antioxidant capacity and total flavonoid content compared to blossom honeys.
  • The research utilized techniques like the Folin-Ciocalteu index, total flavonoid content measurement, and ferric reducing antioxidant power assays, enabling effective classification and differentiation between honey types using partial least square discriminant analysis.
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Although current evidence supports the use of dry needling for improving some clinical outcomes in people with neck pain, no previous research explored the effects of dry needling on the central processing of pain and autonomic nervous system in this population. Therefore, this clinical trial aimed to compare the effects of real and sham dry needling on autonomic nervous system function, pain processing as well as clinical and psychological variables in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain. A double-blinded randomized clinical trial including 60 patients with neck pain was conducted.

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Background: hearing disorders in the premature newborns impact on their development and language and therefore, on their quality of life. Several risk factors have been associated to these conditions, but little is known about socioeconomic, nutrition factors and food security. Objective: to analyze the association between food security and prenatal risk factors in newborns with hearing disorders.

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A study of the effect of the thin layer of free water in corn kernels on the emissivity and interference in the mid infrared range was performed. The emissivity was measured through thermal infrared images by direct method for 8 days, allowing observance that the thickness of free water modifies the quantity of emitted energy and emissivity; however, in the first days when the layer of free water is not optically thick the interference caused by the thin film of superficial water averts a correct measurement of the emissivity. This interference effect was studied and characterized, finding that the number of oscillations in the energy of the grain, observed and counted in a very small area, can be used to compute the thickness of the free water layer contained between the endosperm and the pericarp of the grain.

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